Saucer



Feb. 26, 1952 D. A. WHITMAN SAUCER Filed Aug. 19, 1949 Ema-EL TIE-.1.

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Dudley A. Whitman, Miami Beach, Fla.

Application August 19, 1949, Serial No. 111,213

This invention relates to saucers, and more particularly to a saucer provided with a recepta-.

cle and a cup support in the receptacle for mainliquid when the cup is used.

It is among the objects of the invention to pro- I vide a drip-preventing saucer arranged to support a cup above a receptacle, so that any liquid on the outside of the cup will drain from the cup into the receptacle and will not drip from the cup while it is in use, which saucer may be of conventional size and shape, and may be of unitary, one-piece construction and formed of ceramic material, such as is generally used in the manufacture of table china, which has a receptacle of ample capacity to receive liquid spilling over the rim of an over-filled cup or the liquid of condensation from a glass containing an iced drink, which has in the receptacle a supporting structure which will firmly support a cup or glass in upright position and at the same time, premit liquid from the outside of such cup or glass to freely drain into the receptacle and seek a common level in the receptacle, and which is simple and durable in construction, economical to manufacture, easy to clean, and neat and attractive in appearance.

Other objects'and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following description and the appended claim in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a saucer illustrative of the invention;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the saucer illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross-section on the line 33 of Figure 1, a glass being shown in broken lines in operative position on the saucer;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of a somewhat modified form of saucer;

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the saucer illustrated in Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a transverse cross-section of the saucer on the line 66 of Figure 4, and also shows in cross-section a cup operatively supported on the saucer.

With continued reference to thedrawing, and particularly to Figures 1, 2 and 3, the saucer comprises an annular rim l0 of-thin-walled, concavoconvex formation, and a receptacle, generally 1 Claim. (01. 65-15) The receptacle II has a fiat bottom wall 12 which is substantially continuous with the rim l0 and a continuous, substantially cylindrical side wall l3 which projects substantially perpen j-dicularly from the bottom wall I 2 at the juncture ofthis bottom wall with the'r'ir'n H)' and into the concave side of the rim. The wall l3 has a height materially less than the concave depth of the rim [0, and is provided in its end opposite the bottom wall l2 with an internal, annular recess 14 of right-angle formation providing an annular ledge or shoulder around the interiorof this wall.

The rib formation comprises a plurality of thinwalled, concentric rings which extend from the bottom wall l2 substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall to a common plane which includes the ledge provided by the recess l4, and a cylindrical center post of stem l5 at the center of the bottom wall. In the arrangement shown, there are two spaced-apart, thin-walled, circular ribs I 6 and I1, but it is to be understood that the number of ribs can be varied without, in any way, exceeding the scope of the invention.

The upper edges of the ribs I6 and H, the upper end of the center post l5, and the shoulder provided by the recess [4, provide a support for the In the somewhat modified arrangement shown 2 in Figures 4, 5 and 6, the saucer has an annular,

concavo-convex rim 20, and a receptacle, generally indicated at 2|, atthe center of the rim.

The receptacle 2| has a flat bottom wall 22 which is substantially continuous with the rim 20 and has a cylindrical side wall 23 which extends marginally from the bottom wall 22 substantially perpendicular to the latter and into the concave side of the rim 2!). The side wall 23 has a height materially less than the concave depth of the rim 20, and together with the bottom wall constitutes the drip-receiving receptacle indicated at H disposed at the center of the V of the side wall 23 remote from the bottom wall.

rim and including a rib formation for supporting a cup or glass in upright position.

at the center of the saucer. A plurality of spira vanes 24 are disposed within the receptacle-and extend substantially perpendicularly from the bottom wall 22 to a plane which includes the edge These vanes are spaced around the side wall of 3 the receptacle at substantially equal, angular intervals, and extend from the sid wall to re-:

, spective locations adjacent the center of the re- While a particular form of rim has been shown" for the saucer, it is to be understood that thise rim may be modified, if desired, and the device used either as a saucer or a coaster."

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The present=- of said side wall remote from said bottom wall, said rib formation comprising at least two circular ribs of elongated rectangular cross sectional shape, concentric with said side wall and with each other and extending substantially perpendicularly from said bottom wall, and a center post extending from said bottom wall at the center thereof and substantially concentric with said rib-s:

WHITMAN.

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